Main entry:

Beanland, Christopher, author.

Title & Author:

Concrete concept : brutalist buildings around the world / Christopher Beanland.

Edition:

1st Frances Lincoln edition.

Publication:

London : Frances Lincoln, 2016.
©2016

Description:

192 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: 01. Unite d'Habitation, Marseille, France -- 02. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia -- 03. MASP and SESC Pompeia, Sao Paulo, Brazil -- 04. 33 Thomas Street (formerly AT&T Long Lines Building), New York City, USA -- 05. Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada -- 06. La Pyramide, Abidjan, Ivory Coast -- 07. Torres Blancas, Madrid, Spain -- 08. Cultural Centre of The Philippines, Manila, The Philippines -- 09. Couvent Sainte-Marie de la Tourette, Eveux, France -- 10. Nathan Phillips Square and Toronto City Hall, Toronto, Canada -- 11. Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall and National Theatre, London, England -- 12. CCSS, San Jose, Costa Rica -- 13. Banco de Londres y America del Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina -- 14. 9 (formerly the Cleveland Trust Tower), Cleveland, USA -- 15. Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham, England -- 16. Wotruba Church, Vienna, Austria -- 17. Marina City, Chicago, USA -- 18. Palacio da Justica, Brasilia, Brazil -- 19. Flaine, Haute-Savoie, France -- 20. British Embassy, Rome, Italy -- 21. Munich Olympic Village and Park, Munich, Germany -- 22. Skopje Post Office, Skopje, Macedonia -- 23. Preston Bus Station, Preston, England -- 24. Washington DC Metro, Washington, DC, USA -- 25. Aula at Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands -- 26. Centre Jean Hachette, Ivry-sur-Seine, France -- 27. Pilgrimage Church, Velbert-Neviges, Germany -- 28. Government Service Center, Boston, USA -- 29. Soviet Embassy, Havana, Cuba -- 30. Geisel Library, UC San Diego, San Diego, USA -- 31. Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India -- 32. Orange County Government Center, Goshen, USA -- 33. Carlton Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa -- 34. Birmingham New Street Signal Box, Birmingham, England -- 35. Beehive, Wellington, New Zealand -- 36. Ulster Museum Extension, Belfast, Northern Ireland -- 37. Moore Street Electricity Substation and Park Hill Estate, Sheffield, England -- 38. Nichinan Cultural Centre, Nichinan, Japan -- 39. Balfron Tower and Trellick Tower, London, England -- 40. Palacio de Justica, Lisbon, Portugal -- 41. Busto Arsizio Technical College, Busto Arsizio, Italy -- 42. Gravelly Hill Interchange (formerly Spaghetti Junction), Birmingham, England -- 43. University of East Anglia, Norwich, England -- 44. Barbican, London, England -- 45. Met Breuer, New York City, USA -- 46. Leeds University, Leeds, England -- 47. Robin Hood Gardens, London, England -- 48. Bank of Georgia (formerly Ministry of Transport), Tbilisi, Georgia -- 49. Yale Art & Architecture Building, New Haven, USA -- 50. Maria-Magdalena Church, Freiburg, Germany.

Summary:

'Concrete Concept' takes architecture admirers on a tour of the world's most impressive, celebrated and controversial Brutalist buildings.

ISBN:

9780711237643 hardback
0711237646 hardback
9781781012031 (ePub ebook)

Subject:

Brutalism (Architecture)
Brutalism (Architecture) Pictorial works.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Brutalisme (Architecture)
Brutalisme (Architecture) Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Brutalist.
Architecture and Planning.
Architecture, Modern

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Illustrated works

Holdings:

Location: Library main 292294
Call No.: BIB 236511
Status: Available